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I installed a 3 head LG 32k btu minisplit this summer. With a few assists here I was able to do it from start to finish successfully by myself. While the primary reason was i'm getting to that age i need to smarten up about lifting 12k btu window air conditioners which are the norm in the...

Been replacing stairs to a 2nd floor deck and have an issue that i'm interested in your opinouns. I came in pretty close to the height with just 1/4 inch off at the first tread. I thought i could hit the edge of the 6" exisitng slab to anchor but i was a step off. So i decided to notch the...

Installed these and then went up in the attic and installed insulation. This easily pushed the spring retained lights out of the holes a little bit. Although these spring arms hurt like hell when you snap on yourself, they don't seem to hold well. Any tricks to hold them up above the drywall...

I just installed an LG multihead minisplit for my whole house. Thanks again to all that helped. I removed a 1st gen mr cool diy 12k unit and intended to put it in the garage. These came with a long charged lineset. As I have the nitrogen i wanted to install it now but when i unwrapped it i...

I'm horrible at fitting sizes. I am installing a minisplit and trying to do a pressure test. I have a forney welding regulator (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VYN0GG/?tag=atomicindus08-20) i was hoping to use to connect to my yellow jacket gauges...

I've purchased everything i need to do a professional installation on a 32k LG Multi zone. I have 18k heads and in the specs shown below it shows 1/2 for gas and 1/4 for the liquid. But the heads have 1/2 and what i'm assuming is 3/8 (.373 on calipers). Is this common or should I be using 3/8...

I have a dehumidifier in my basement that has a simple line to outside for the pump to drain it. In winter it freezes so i need to plump it into the drains for the house. I have no existing traps in the basement to just put the line into. I am guessing i cannot just tap into the main drain...

I have 2 torque wrenches. Both Kobalt variety but both have been dead on for years. One 3/8 has a 20-80 range and the other is 1/2" with 30-150. Both were set to zero when i took them out of their cases yesterday in the garage to simply torque a rear end bolts to 20 and then 40 pounds...

I'm working on a frame up car assembly this winter. Most of the parts are nice and shiny and as i will be welding on the frame i'd like to try and protect them after mock up. Frame still has to be finished blasted and painted but i ran out of warm weather so that will be spring. Looking at...

Just finished up all the standard mods of hf blast cabinet. Less then satisfied with result so far. I used the below gun with a foot pedal. The pedal does only have a 3/8 inlet but i put a 5/8 id hose up to the gun. Also have a gravity fed set up with 5/8 id up to the gun which has that...

In my continuing battle against vermin I'm redoing my stone foundation on my house which is heated. Its 45--50 degrees F during the day for 5 hours and then drops to 30 at night. It takes me about 30 min to mix and tuck point the mortar which i'm doing about noon each day. Question is will...

I am beginning a pipe/french drain water management system to stop rivers running through my basement. My property is sloped with my garage/road/driveway area at the top end. This summer we have had a lot of rain which has funnelled down next to my garage and keeps finding its way through my...

Working on a large project and having an issue with the mill scale. I normally couldn't care as its shop use stuff but this will be a fence outdoors and i'd rather not have to repaint it. I cannot media blast it nor use a dip method as its too big. I also cannot move it outside and blast it...

Starting work on my long awaited sliding gate in front of my garage. This is the kind that sits on wheeled base plates. I did not have anyone near me that supplies this type of thing and because shipping over ten feet is ridiculous i had them cut the track into ten foot sections. Going to...

I have had similar to this scam where a tech came after I did chimney work and wanted to verify draft. Looked at me and told me he could replace it for 12k. Not one problem with it. My pro that I call if I can’t figure it out has heard of similar things around here (hour from video). Even if...

I’m welding up metal fences for some of my property in front of garage. We don’t have them much around here so not many examples to see. Going to have six foot tall approximately with finials. Posts will be two inch tube and fence will be 3/4 and 1”. How are these installed in a slope? In a...

Have a few car batteries in the shelf and got a new charger. Did one perfect. Second one was on charger overnight as it’s a small charger. Noticed rice crispies snap crackle pop sounds from inside the sealed battery. Found some info talking about hydrogen but nothing conclusive. Is this a sign...

Progressing on my tig practice sessions. When I dip too much I try to break off the tungsten in the slot on my sharpener. Every once in a while one splinters like the picture and sometimes bends. Is the tungsten supposed to snap at any point I want or what causes this? Also two additional...

Beckett oil burner in Weil McLain boiler. Has a tiger loop as it’s an overhead line and was loosing suction under half tank. When doing that last year I replaced ignition control box and transformer. Been great all year. Just started to hiccup once. Loses flame for a second then ignites and...

Any suggestions? Starting out so I sharpen a lot. Currently using a knife stone on bench grinder. Looking for either hand held like Eastwood or a wheel for bench grinder like diamond wheel of some sort? Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal